captivate 8 changed the preview mode from localhost to local address

Looks like there's a couple possible solutions, any or all of which may solve the problem. I would attempt these in the order presented and retry previewing your project after each one, only going to the next if the fix didn't fix it:

• Make sure Cap 8 is up to date, there's a patch that may address this problem.
• If that doesn't work, re-download and re-install Cap 8
• If that doesn't work, check the entries in your hosts file. On a PC the host file is located in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc, on a Mac it's located in /private/etc/
  • On a Mac you should be able to edit the file in place but on a PC you need Admin rights to change it's contents if these localhost entries aren't in it. So for Win the easiest way to add the entries it is to copy the file then paste it to your desktop. Open it with a text editor and add the following:

                    127.0.0.1          localhost

          255.255.255.255    broadcasthost

          ::1                localhost

          fe80::1%lo0        localhost

          On Windows the file should look like similar to what's below once you're done (notice the new entries do not have the hash # in front of them, everything with a hash in front of it is essentially commented out and ignored when the file is processed):

Save your file then drag it over and drop it back into the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc location. On windows you will be prompted that you need Admin credentials to change the file, say Yes, then enter your Admin creds, then restart Cap and see if it lets you resume localhost previews.

-Jord

Where are the answers to these questions?

No answers? I'm having the same problem, so bumping this if it's ok!